Mayor Giuliani said yesterday it’s too early to talk about a ticker-tape parade for the Giants.

But it may be too late to avoid a cross-Hudson hissy fit over whether Big Blue will be hailed in the Canyon of Heroes or on Paterson Plank Road.

“It is not good luck to talk about parades before they happen, except to say it’ll all be up to the Giants,” said Giuliani, who just weeks ago was only too eager to offer the team a ride up Broadway.

The mayor insisted, “We don’t want to create any controversy because we want the players to concentrate on the game.”

Still, he said, “If they need it as a motivator, we’ve done lots of parades. We can do this one … Everybody from New Jersey will be invited and everybody from New Jersey will get a featured position in the parade.

“This is a parade for everybody around.”

East Rutherford Mayor James Cassella, who has been doggedly pointing out exactly where the Giants play, said Jersey-Apple rivalry is getting a little out of hand.

“I didn’t mean to get in a war with [Giuliani],” Cassella laughed. “We’ve created something the Giants probably don’t care about.

“But the bottom line is that the people of New Jersey and East Rutherford would like to honor their team. This is their state and their community, and they would like to honor the team who plays here.”

Cassella said Paterson Plank Road, which cuts through the Meadowlands, is under redevelopment and is an unlikely site for a parade.

But some locals told The Record of Hackensack the road is fine with them.

“This is our party,” said Angel Berreto, owner of Universal Car and Truck on Paterson Plank Road. “This is our time. This is Giant-land. We don’t need to impress anyone.”